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Music Review: Rare hometown recordings, ‘Bird in Kansas City,’ capture Charlie Parker’s playful moodOct 23, 2024 3:28 pm - Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures Parker’s grace and greatness in casual settings.
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‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands ‘Big Bang Theory’ universeOct 23, 2024 3:15 pm - Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. “The whole thing boils down to great actors and great scripts,” which he feels he has on “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” airing Thursdays on CBS.
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A fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild rideOct 23, 2024 2:52 pm - Things are going a little too well in “Anora” until a call from Russia and a knock at the door changes the trajectory of the movie. This sequence, deeply stressful and riotously funny at the same time, is reason enough to see Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner.
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Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters might escalate, new Microsoft report saysOct 23, 2024 2:13 pm - Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election – and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.
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Harris decries Trump after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler’sOct 23, 2024 12:18 pm - Kamala Harris said Wednesday that recently reported comments Donald Trump made to his longest-serving chief of staff offer a window into who the former president “really is" and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
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Illinois has roster overhaul, looks to transform talented newcomers into another winning teamOct 23, 2024 11:51 am - The Illini won the Big Ten tournament, made it to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005 and were ranked No. 6 in the final AP Top 25 poll last season. Four of the...
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McDonald’s tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreakOct 23, 2024 11:07 am - McDonald’s said Wednesday that consumers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s ...
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Boeing reports $6 billion quarterly loss ahead of vote by union workers who have crippled productionOct 23, 2024 7:59 am - Boeing reported a loss of more than $6 billion in the third quarter and immediately turned its attention to union workers who will vote Wednesday whether to accept a company contract offer or continue their crippling strike, which has dragged on for nearly six weeks.
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US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combatOct 23, 2024 7:13 am - The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine.
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ABBA, Radiohead, The Cure, Kevin Bacon sign AI protest letter against ‘unlicensed use’ of worksOct 23, 2024 7:11 am - Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools.